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11Sep2008
Bellevue school board won't go to court in strike
The Bellevue, Wash., School Board has decided not to seek a court injunction to force striking teachers to begin work.
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Open Letter from the Bellevue School Board to Parents: Sept. 5, 2008
All of us on the Board deeply regret the decision to strike. Like you we live in this district and take pride in the quality of the education provided to our children. Postponing the start of school due to a strike is much more than an inconvenience. We understand that a teacher strike affects the very fabric of our community, and are actively engaged with the school administration in seeking solutions that will end the strike, reopen the schools, and re-establish a cooperative and respectful environment for all parties.
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Bellevue Teachers Strike! + Child Care Options
Bellevue School District teachers will start their strike tomorrow. Negotiators have assisted the bargaining process since Saturday. Those close to the negotiations predict the strike lasting all week. But let's not forget when contract negotiations broke down in 2003, Marysville teachers staged the longest school strike in state history - 49 days.
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Are Bellevue Teachers Striking – BellevueBubble says YES!
Bellevue teachers appear ready to assume picket line positions in protest of the district's web curriculum. Teachers claim the new curriculum limits their flexibility within the classroom as each day, in some instances each minute, is planned for them.
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Bellevue Teacher Strike
Lindsay Larin, with the Bellevue Reporter, has just written a piece on the current threat of a teacher strike for Bellevue schools. I can't help but feel a little disappointed the school district has no readily available information on its website about the potential strike.
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